exert :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

exercise

v. put to use; "exert one's power or influence"

put into action

v. make a great effort at a mental or physical task; "exert oneself"

maintain, wield

v. have and exercise; "wield power and authority"

enact, reenact, re-enact, act out

v. act out; represent or perform as if in a play; "She reenacted what had happened earlier that day"

work, bring, wreak, make for

v. cause to happen or to occur as a consequence; "I cannot work a miracle"; "wreak havoc"; "bring comments"; "play a joke"; "The rain brought relief to the drought-stricken area"

visit, bring down, inflict, impose, cause to be endured

v. impose something unpleasant; "The principal visited his rage on the students"

tie, bind, bond with

v. create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child"

compel, oblige, obligate

v. force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"

pull, commit, perpetrate

v. perform an act, usually with a negative connotation; "perpetrate a crime"; "pull a bank robbery"

govern

v. direct or strongly influence the behavior of; "His belief in God governs his conduct"

rule, govern, exercise authority over

v. exercise authority over; as of nations; "Who is governing the country now?"

direct

v. be in charge of

administer, administrate

v. work in an administrative capacity; supervise; "administer a program"

control, command, have power over, have control over

v. exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"

deal, conduct, carry out, carry on

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

execute, carry out the legalities of

v. as of wills and deeds

run, operate

v. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"

behave, comport, behave well

v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"

perform

v. perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"

discharge, remove the charge from

v. remove the charge from

exploit, overwork

v. work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

support, support financially, see through

v. support materially or financially; "he does not support his natural children"; "The scholarship supported me when I was in college"

nurture, sustain, nourish

v. provide with nourishment; "We sustained ourselves on bread and water"; "This kind of food is not nourishing for young children"

supply, ply, provide, cater

v. provide what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests"

finance

v. obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?"

wave, flourish, brandish

v. move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

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